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Churches, 1868

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Religious Memoranda. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1868 · page 5

Dr. SAWYER, the Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, his son, and a servant were drowned by the accidental upsetting of a boat on the evening of the 15th instant. Particulars will be found in another column…

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America. Catholic Reform

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 March 1868 · page 4

O. A. Brownson, L.L.D., paid us a visit a week or two since. The Doctor wields a vigorous pen and as bright an intellect as he did years since when he conducted his review in this city…

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The New Hebrides Mission

Sydney Mail · Saturday 28 March 1868 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting was held on Tuesday evening, in the Presbyterian church, Phillip-street, on behalf of the New Hebrides Mission. The meeting having been commenced with devotional exercises, and Mr. Goodlet having been called upon to preside, the…

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Irish Intelligence. Declaration of the Roman Catholic Clergy

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 March 1868 · page 5

The following is the text of the Catholic Manifesto from the priests of Newcastle, county Limerick:— "We, the undersigned Roman Catholic…

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Attempted Murder of H. R. H. the Duke of Edinburgh. Indignation Meetings. Meeting of the Clergy of the Church of England

Sydney Mail · Saturday 28 March 1868 · page 6

ON Thursday 19th instant, in accordance with an invitation from their Bishop, the clergy of the Church of England within the Diocese of Sydney, assembled at the Church. Society's House in Phillip-street, to take measures for…

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Water Police Court.—friday. (Before Mr. H. H. Voss, W.P.M., and Mr. Church.)

Empire · Monday 30 March 1868 · page 3

Thomas Jones, seaman [?] the Woolloom[?]loo, was ordered to gaol for six w[?] for absenting himself without leave. George Evans, an articled seaman [?] Geelong…

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Presbyterian Education Society

Empire · Tuesday 31 March 1868 · page 3

A public meeting was held last evening in the Scots Church, Church-hill, for the purpose of forming a society after the model of some societies in America, for the purpose of providing suitable preliminary…

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A Roman Catholic Bishop on Masses for Murderers. (From the Times, January 6.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1868 · page 5

THE public will peruse with satisfaction a circular, addressed by Dr. Moriarty, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Kerry, to the clergy of his diocese. Dr. Moriarty expresses an unequivocal condemnation of…

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Water Police Court — WENDESDAY. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Evans and Church.)

Empire · Thursday 2 April 1868 · page 2

COMMITAL OF FENIAN.— James Morris was brought up, charged with using seditious language disrespect ful to her Majesty the Queen. (We reported the principal evidence in our yesterday's issue.) Daniel…

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St. Marys Catholic Association

Empire · Friday 3 April 1868 · page 2

A meeting of the members of this association was, last evening, held at the committee room attached to St. Mary's. There were present the Very Rev. the Vicar[?]Generel (in the chair), his Grace the…

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Annual Retrospect of Catholic Affairs

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 April 1868 · page 12

For many years back your correspondent has made it a practice to take a glance At the position of the Catholic Church in Great Britain at the close of each year. This duty of love has…

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A Roman Catholic Bishop on Masses for Murderers

Sydney Mail · Saturday 4 April 1868 · page 7

THE public Will per[?]se with satisfaction a circular, addressed by Dr. Moriarty, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Kerry, to the clergy of his diocese. Dr. Moriarty expresses an unequivocal condemnation of…

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The Church of England and the University of Sydney. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1868 · page 5

SIR,—Dr. Badham, in his address on the Commemeration, as reported in your paper of to-day, makes an appeal to "the spirital chiefs of our Church for a fair and open and manly reconsideration of the questions between them and…

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Water Police Court. — MONDAY. (Before Mr. H.H. Voss, and Messrs. Smithers and Church.)

Empire · Tuesday 7 April 1868 · page 3

ASSAULT.— Patrick Maloney was fined 40s. for assaulting constable Major in the execution of his duty. Thomas Reynolds, for assaulting Patrick Mulhall, was brought up and remanded till to-morrow…

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Wesleyan Church Sustentation and Extension Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 April 1868 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Wesleyan Church Sustentation and Extension Society was last evening held in Wesley Church, Chippendale. After the usual devotional exercises, Mr. John Dawson took the chair, and called upon the Rev…

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The Established Church Question

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 April 1868 · page 12

Of the various questions which comprise "the [?] Difficulty" the best understood in England is the Church question which they only faintly comprehend, while the Land question is far beyond…

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Wesleyan Church Sustentation and Extension Society

Sydney Mail · Saturday 11 April 1868 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the Wesleyan Church Sustentation and Extension Society was on Wednesday held in Wesley Church, Chippendale. After toe usual devotional exercises, Mr. John Dawson took the chair, and called upon the Rev…

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Church Dignitaries on Compulsory Education

Empire · Monday 13 April 1868 · page 4

A meeting of the clergy and laity of the diocese of Canterbury was held at Tunbridge Wells, on the 28th. on the subject of church education as connected with the National Society. The Archbishop of Canterbury,…

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St. John's Church, Bishopthorpe. Laying the Foundation Stone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 April 1868 · page 2

YESTERDAY, at noon, his Excellency the Earl of Belmore, acting as the deputy of the Duke of Edinburgh, at the particular request of his Royal Highness, laid the foundation stone of St. John's Church, Bishopthorpe—an edifice…

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Church Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 April 1868 · page 5

A SPECIAL general meeting of the Church Society of the diocese of Sydney was held last evening, in the Infant Schoolroom, Castlereagh-street. There was a very large attendance. His Excellency the Governor presided…

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